The purpose of this privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) is to inform you about our privacy practices, including how we collect, use, and disclose your Personal Information (as defined herein). We respect your privacy and are committed to safeguarding your privacy while online at our website, “Gamer Veda” (the “Site”).
Privacy Policy Update
This Privacy Policy was last updated on July 10, 2024
This Privacy Policy is current as of the “updated” date which appears at the top of this page. We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. When changes are made to this Privacy Policy, they will become immediately effective when published in a revised Privacy Policy posted on the Site, unless otherwise noted. We may also communicate the changes through our services or by other means we deem appropriate, so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
Definition of Personal Information
“Personal Information” means information about an identifiable individual. This information may include, without limitation, your name, mailing address (including postal code or zip code), e-mail address, telephone number, and payment information.
Personal Information does not include any business contact information that is solely used to communicate with you in relation to your employment, business, or profession, such as, without limitation, your name, position name or title, work address, work telephone number, work fax number, or work electronic address.
Personal Information also does not include information that has been anonymized or aggregated in such a way that there is no serious possibility it can be used to identify an individual, whether on its own or in combination with other information.
Your Consent to Collection, Use & Disclosure
We collect, use, and disclose your Personal Information with your consent or as permitted or required by applicable privacy laws. How we obtain your consent (i.e., the form we use) will depend on the circumstances, as well as the sensitivity of the information collected. Subject to applicable laws, your consent may be express or implied, depending on the circumstances and the sensitivity of the Personal Information in question.
If you choose to provide Personal Information to us, we assume that you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of that Personal Information as outlined in this Privacy Policy, as we deem appropriate.
If you wish to withdraw your consent to our collection, use, or disclosure of your Personal Information, please contact us at [email protected]. However, before we implement the withdrawal of consent, we may require proof of your identity. In some cases, withdrawal of your consent may mean that we will no longer be able to provide certain products or services.
If you provide Personal Information about another individual to us, it is your responsibility to obtain the consent of that individual to enable us to collect, use, and disclose his or her information as described in this Privacy Policy under all applicable circumstances.
Personal Information Collected
When you visit our Site, we collect certain information related to your device, such as your internet protocol (“IP”) address, what pages you visit on our Site, whether you were referred to our Site by another website, and at what time you accessed our Site. We will not collect any information without your prior explicit consent.
We do not collect any other type of Personal Information. If you are accessing our Site through a social media account, please refer to the social media provider’s privacy policy for information regarding their data collection.
We track and store data about how you visit and use our Site. More specifically, the Personal Information we collect includes, but is not limited to:
- Your full name;
- Your billing address;
- Your telephone number;
- Your payment information;
- Your IP address;
- Your location;
- Your operating system;
- Your browser;
- Your browser language;
- The URLs of any pages you visit on our Site and apps; and
- Other usage information.
We combine this data with other information we collect about you. We use tools like Google Analytics to collect and use data.
Requesting and Deleting Your Information
You have the right to request information regarding the data we have on file for you, and to request corrections and/or deletions of your Personal Information. Please contact us at [email protected] for any inquiries or requests regarding your information.
Log Files
Like most standard website servers, we use log files. This includes logging the following information: IP addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/timestamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer our Site, track user’s movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s computer tied to information about the user. We and some of our business partners (for example, advertisers) may use cookies on our Site. These cookies track usage of our Site for security, analytics, and targeted advertising purposes.
We use the following type of cookies:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are essential to the provision of our Site.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies help us remember choices you have made while on our Site, remember your preferences, and personalize your experience on our Site.
- Analytics and Performance Cookies: These cookies help us collect statistical and analytical usage to help us analyze your usage of our Site.
- Social Media Cookies: These cookies allow you to interact with content on certain social media platforms, such as “liking” our articles. Depending on your social media setting, the social media network will have a record of this and may display your name or identifier in relation to this action.
- Advertising and Targeted Advertising Cookies: These cookies track your browsing habits and location to provide you with advertising in line with your interests.
Pixel Tags and Google Analytics
We use pixel tags and google analytics code, that allow us and our trusted third-party partners to track your usage of our Site and collect usage data, including the number of pages you visit, the time you spend on each page, what you click on next, and other information about your visit to the Site.
Service Providers
We rely on third-party service providers to perform a variety of services on our behalf. Our partners, including ad partners, may collect data in relation to your usage of our Site as disclosed herein. All such data will only be collected with your prior explicit consent. If we provide your information to service providers, then we require that the service providers keep your Personal Information secure and only handle it for limited purposes for which it is provided. We do not authorize the service providers to disclose your Personal Information to unauthorized parties or to use your Personal Information for their direct marketing purposes.
Additionally, we may use and disclose your information when we believe such use or disclosure is permitted, necessary, or appropriate: (a) under applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to requests from public and government authorities, including public and government authorities outside your country of residence; (d) to enforce the terms of the agreements for our products and services; (e) to protect our rights, operations, or property; and (f) to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain. In addition, we may transfer your Personal Information and other information to a third-party in the event of any reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, brands, affiliates, subsidiaries, or other assets.
If we otherwise intend to disclose your Personal Information to a third-party, we will identify that third-party and the purpose for the disclosure, and obtain your consent.
Links to Other Websites
Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our Site, and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by our Site.
Purpose of Information Collection
We use the information we collect in order to:
- Administer our Site, including troubleshooting, and statistical or data analysis;
- To improve our Site and enhance user experience by ensuring you have access to personalized content in line with your interests;
- Analyze user use and optimize our services;
- To ensure that our Site remains secure and is not subject to any hacking or fraud; and
- Share information with our partners to provide targeted advertising and social media features.
We may use your Personal Information for purposes for which we have obtained your consent, and for such other purposes as may be permitted or required by applicable law. We may use the information we collect to advertise third-party products and services or targeted advertising of our Site’s products and services across third-party websites or service offerings.
How Information is Stored
All information collected through our Site is stored on servers provided by our hosting provider Cloudways. Cloudways is a GDPR compliant managed hosting service provider.
Consent Under Applicable Laws
If you are based in the European Economic Area (the “EEA”), a consent window will appear when accessing our Site. If you have clicked “yes,” your consent will be stored on our servers. After sometime if required, you will be asked to provide consent again.
You can withdraw consent at any time. Withdrawing consent may impede your ability to access certain services and will not allow us to provide the personalized Site experience.
Sensitive Personal Information
Our Site does not intentionally collect any sensitive Personal Information, including:
- Your social security number;
- Your racial or ethnic origin;
- Your political opinions;
- Your religion or other beliefs;
- Your health, biometric, or genetic characteristics;
- Any trade union membership; and
- Any criminal background.
There are rare situations when we request this information (e.g., a reader survey asks about your political leanings), but you can decline to answer. Outside those situations, we would prefer you never share that information with us.
Age
Our Site does not target people below the age of sixteen (16). By visiting our Site, you hereby warrant that you are sixteen (16) years of age or older or are visiting our Site under parental supervision.
Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose Personal Information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order, or legal process served on us or any of our Site.
Contact Information
If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected]